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Our Mission

Maryland Inclusive Housing Corporation’s mission is to help people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) successfully access and maintain inclusive, affordable, and accessible housing of their choice by creating opportunities, identifying resources, connecting people and providing services.

Our Vision

MIH dreams of a world, beginning in Maryland, where everyone with intellectual and developmental disabilities has the support, they need to create their perfect home in affordable, accessible communities where people with and without disabilities live.

OUR CORE VALUES

Person Centered | Knowledgeable | Reliable & Trustworthy | Innovative | Respectful
Person-Centered

Respect people as they are, without judgment. Presume competence, have high expectations and recognize each person’s choices, talents and values.

Knowledgeable

Understand state and local affordable and accessible housing resources and commit to using them to help people.

Reliable & Trustworthy

Provide accurate, relevant, and timely information to people with IDD, their families and other stakeholders. Facilitate informed choice.

Innovative

Pursue new housing resources, partnerships, and approaches utilizing an open mind, active listening, and a futuristic outlook. Be nimble, flexible and open to change.

Respectful

Treat all people with respect and honor the dignity of risk and a person’s authority to make their own life decisions.

Strategic Anchors:

Anchor 1:
Build Strong Partnerships

MIH actively works to build partnerships with people with IDD, families, relevant state partners, affordable housing advocacy groups, self-advocacy groups, service providers and developers. MIH will expand collaborative partnerships and share resources to strengthen systems.

Anchor 2:
Educate and Advocate

MIH educates people with IDD and their families, service providers, and developers about how to create and obtain affordable, inclusive and accessible housing. MIH will train professionals in this evolving work area and advocate for additional resources to support more affordable, accessible housing and housing services.

Anchor 3:
Create Inclusive Communities

Through education, advocacy, partnerships, and support services, MIH promotes inclusive communities where people with and without disabilities live and where people with IDD are full and active participants in their community of choice. To MIH, an inclusive community means:

  • Housing and support services are managed separately
  • The limitation of the density of people with disabilities
  • Everyone has access to the services they need

Philosophy and Purpose

MIH’s philosophy and purpose are guided by its mission, values, and strategic anchors (goals), which support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in taking control of their living choices, including where they live, who they live with, their neighborhood, and the services they use. MIH believes that being part of inclusive and connected communities leads to a better quality of life for people with IDD.

 

MIH, alongside people with IDD and other allies, works with neighborhoods, developers and policymakers to create inclusive communities. It plays a key role in advocating for affordable, accessible housing and works closely with Maryland State and local governments.

HISTORY

A group of passionate stakeholders in collaboration with the Maryland Development Disabilities Administration (DDA) dreamed of a world where people with developmental disabilities took control of where they lived, who they lived with and how they received services. This dream resulted in the formation of Maryland Inclusive Housing in January of 2020. 

Thanks to a committee established by then-DDA Director Bernie Simons, and co-chaired by DDA Regional Director Judy Pattik and Jubilee Executive Director Tim Wiens, MIH became Maryland’s leader in helping Marylanders with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities successfully access and maintain inclusive, affordable housing. 

Wiens, who was appointed to the role of Executive Director, and an esteemed Board of Directors, began our nonprofit from Wiens’s home in Silver Spring.  

Since then, he has increased the staff to nine members, including a Housing Support Services (HSS) team of four. That team has helped find affordable housing for nearly 50 Marylanders with IDD, who are living richer, fuller lives. 

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